Sam has learned to climb stairs.

He was so incredibly thrilled with himself, though. Smiled for a good 20 minutes.

Getting back down proved trickier than he anticipated. So he just jumped. But I was there to catch him, don’t worry.

Sam also got a ride-along toy, he can’t move on it yet, but he really enjoyed sitting on it and holding onto the handle.

He is getting such a hilarious personality. And he’s getting really fun to hang out with. He’s really coming into his own, it feels like every day he is learning new tricks and getting into more stuff and it’s a lot of fun to watch him figure things out. He’s getting really good at crawling (so fast!) and he babbles non-stop now. (Lots of mama’s, dada’s, baba’s and lalalalala’s, and a WHOLE lot of squeals!) He is still having a bit of separation anxiety, but as long as dad is in view he is happy as a clam. He likes to blow raspberries on your arm. He’s also VERY ticklish and he will laugh hysterically if you tickle his feet or his armpits. Another favorite activity is pulling hoodie strings out. He’s becoming such a funny little person! And I am so glad I get to be around for all of this!

So I swear I just left him alone for a second…

I left a potted plant on the floor in the kitchen and he managed to tip it over. As soon as I walked in the room he knew he was in trouble! He scurried away from the scene of the crime as fast as he could, but he was giggling the whole time. That smile is him pleading guilty.

And now I put the babygate up if I need to run upstairs…

Sam will eat just about anything in a spoon (except avacado or bananas!) but spoon feeding isn’t really the most fun, and it’s hard to eat while also feeding Sam, and I like it when we can all eat together. (Plus, if you are eating and Sam is not he is very unhappy) So I am trying a bit of baby-lead weaning. I steamed up some butternut squash and made sure it was very, very soft and let him have at it. He seemed a little confused and needed a little bit of guidance, but seemed to like it ok.

He’s also very fond of grabbing a big handful of it and throwing it on the floor. Hm.. we’re trying to discourage that.

Also, the kid has discovered his feet.

And he is in love with them.

There are some bigger knit projects in the works, so I don’t have many crafty updates for you quite yet, but to tide you over here are a few pictures of Sam eating sweet potatoes.

This is his “hollering for more” face.

Eating puffs.

“Look, mama! I got my bib off!”

I think we are having some luck with fattening him up. We are offering him food pretty often, and he’ll usually take it. He loves carrots, sweet potatoes, broccoli, but most of all MANGOES! The kid goes crazy for mango. Not a huge fan of  other fruits yet, but that’s alright, he loves his veggies!